Combat skiing!
4th February 2018
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(Above) More like it! The distant view of the range from the A86 . Slopes of Sron a Ghoire to the left with the Post Face in the background, the Window just visible over the foreground hump of Na Cnapanan.
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(Above) Some ski tourers out and about again today – it’s a bit of a carry to 400m and then some scratching about to gain the upper slopes on Cairn Liath – if doing ‘The Round’
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(Above) Today’s pit site – a ski traverse line high into the back wall of Coire a Chriochairein (Stone Coire). Numerous loose, single point release events just about visible on the sun affected slopes in backgroud – although the snowpack now generally becoming well consolidated, on this NE aspect
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(Above) The sun was giving a good go at breaking through the summit cloud, for the ski tourers on the ‘Round’
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(Above) Typical! It finally succeeded as I made my way off the hill mid- afternoon. Still, some satisfaction in getting a few turns down from pit site, on the backwall of Coire a Chriochairein. Quite nice snow around if you pick your line – if you don’t, then I’m afraid it’s (as per the comment of a fellow ski tourer encountered on my way out)…… ‘combat’ skiing!Â
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Lee
4th February 2018 6:40 pm
Are you able to ski the track from the car park into the coire or is there a walk?
meagaidhadmin
4th February 2018 8:28 pm
I’m afraid it’s a walk to start – so about a 30min or so carry, then once you top out of the birch wood the path is more or less skiable into the coire